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  1. S

    Mixing antibiotics with supplements

    I have super sick chickens. One has already died and a necropsy is being performed as we speak. In the meantime, I have been dozing my chickens with all-in-one powder. It has Ronidazole, typos in, levamisole and Amprolium. I’m wanting to add supplements and electrolytes for an extra boost. I...
  2. T

    Help! Losing hens

    Hi. I have a flock of 10 chickens. Some are close to 4 yrs old. I lost a hen a few months ago and we still don’t know the reason. She had a pasty dirty bottom, walked sort of bow legged, seemed lethargic. Was drinking and eating fine. I treated her for vent gleet, cleaned her bottom, etc. she...
  3. amberc1983

    My CrAzY Life

    Hello everyone! I’m new here so don’t be too hard on me lol. I’m a happily married mother of 5. My oldest kid is 22 and my youngest is 11 so yeah, I’m not sure what quiet or peaceful is. (But I wouldn’t trade it for the world) After my husband lost his job after having covid and pneumonia and no...
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  4. Chikpeas

    Chicken Medications - Helpful Resource

    Hopefully this is the right place to plop this information! I've noticed a lot of fellow chicken tenders on here having trouble with obtaining medications like antibiotics, Corid, permethrine, etc. to treat their chickens (especially those rural folks who, like me, don't have access to an...
  5. deltathechicken

    Chicken deaths

    Im deeply sadden and little frustrated I don't know what's wrong with my flock outside. First I had four chickens and now sadly i have two. I have been keeping an eye on my other three since the first one died, I didn't really noticed any symptoms with the first chicken who died but the other...
  6. Fallenone05

    Respiratory Illness

    Hi guys! My chickens have come down with an illness. It started off with my Leghorn hen. It was 110F before the heat index and she was panting, sounded kind of gurgley. I didn't think too much of it because it's hot, even with a mister and a breeze. She started sneezing last week and doing this...
  7. M

    Respiratory illness

    Hello, New member here! Seeking advice on treating upper respiratory infection on my juvenile chickens. I have tried the Tylan 50 injection and learned that I am not so good at it. It leaks right back out of the infection site. Is there anything else I can give them for treatment? I just bought...
  8. T

    Need help finding medicine for sick chickens

    It seems like my flock has come down with a respiratory illness. It started out with just one rooster, and now at least half of them are sick. I know that I that they need antibiotics, but I'm not sure what type to give them. Can anyone suggest an effective antibiotic that can treat multiple...
  9. D

    SICK CHICKEN HELP!!!!!!

    Have a hen just under a year she is a golden lace. Was going out to shut the coop the other night (3 days ago) and noticed that she was laying on the ground level which is rare at night they usually sleep on top together (have 3 chickens total). Let her be that night and figured it was nothing...
  10. F

    Soft shelled eggs and impacted crop issue?

    A few days ago my hen Angel started to lay soft shell eggs The next day I noticed her crop wasn't empty in the morning she doesn't eat or drink anything She's less active how can I help her? I gave her a warm Epsom salt bath and massage her crop
  11. C

    Dying chicken?? Help!!

    I have a sapphire splash, big and healthy who suddenly fell ill tonight. She is very lethargic, unable to walk, salivating. There is a goo coming from her vent. She has labored breathing. I have no clue how to help her or what to do. Any ideas??
  12. G

    PLEASE HELP SICK ROOSTER

    It's a serrama. He can't stand up straight. It looks like he is doing the splits when he stands. Sometimes he gets these seizures that will last two seconds. I don't believe it's Marek's disease. His eyes look healthy and fine. It's been two days and this contagious disease hasn't spread to any...
  13. CayugaMama

    Sick Quarantined Pullets

    Two weeks ago, I bought 3 pullets from a friend. I have them quarantined in a separate coop from my existing flock, about 20 yds away for 1 month. When I got them, I noticed they seemed to have irregular BMs. They were showing some of the signs of Coccidiosis, so I treated them with Corid. I...
  14. Phillychicken

    Had a new chicken get sick and die with nasal discharge and eyes go shut

    Have any of you had a bird have discharge from eyes and nose and also have sores in the wing pit area? We thought it might be infectious coryza but that did not have the sores on the body under the wings in the wing pit area. All birds from that seller are returned. Any ideas about what...
  15. chickenchicklady

    Vomiting chicken, PLEASE help.

    I went to feed my chicks leftover watermelon and I noticed one of my chickens vomited black vomit. Any suggestions? I can’t find any other threads on this?! I’m worried it’s a sickness that will affect my entire flock! That particular one is about 3 months old. I didn’t notice any of them acting...
  16. J

    Whats wrong with my chickens?

    Hi everyone! I've had chickens all my life and have successfully raised many from eggs. However, I have never experienced this- Here in QLD it's just all the sudden gotten cold. My chickens (three hens and one rooster) have stopped laying eggs (hens), they are losing feathers and are not eating...
  17. G

    Please help save my girls!

    One of my Wyandotte’s just died. She was maybe 7 month old. She hadn’t laced an egg yet, is that weird? She was lethargic, no eating or drinking, not moving and eyes shut. Today a murky smelly liquid was coming out of her beak. I didn’t know if she was egg bound so I did a warm bath and tried...
  18. S

    Treated for Mites but Hens Still Not Laying

    Hello, new here...and kind of desperate to figure out what is going on with my girls. I have 5 hens of laying age (about 8 months) that were all laying steadily. We then added 2 younger hens who aren't yet laying. We segregated them and slowly incorporated the new girls into the flock but at...
  19. C

    Chick can't raise her head

    Hiya! I'm pretty new here, so excuse me if I do anything wrong. I have four month old chicks, and my little barred rock chick Meatball is having some trouble. She can't lift her head on her own and is a bit lethargic. She's still eating and drinking fine and eats chick feed. They are still...
  20. CDC Links Salmonella "Outbreak" To BYChickens

    CDC Links Salmonella "Outbreak" To BYChickens

    According to the American Center for Disease Control (CDC) there is currently an "Outbreak" of salmonella poisoning in the USA. The CDC posted their conclusions, May 16, 2019, on their official website found here: https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/backyardpoultry-05-19/index.html READ THIS...
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